Recognized by Radio Canada’s Ici Musique as one of the top 5 female jazz musicians to watch out for, Toronto based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself in the jazz world. Laura’s singing is reminiscent of many of...
Recognized by Radio Canada’s Ici Musique as one of the top 5 female jazz musicians to watch out for, Toronto based French/American Jazz singer Laura Anglade is making a name for herself in the jazz world. Laura’s singing is reminiscent of many of the great vocal stylists of the 20th century including Anita O’Day, Shirley Horn, and Blossom Dearie, but her voice is uniquely her own. She digs emotionally and eloquently into a standard, her story-telling abilities portray a soul beyond her years.
Her debut release, I’ve Got Just About Everything saw the vocalist and composer, along with her quintet, fearlessly plunging headlong into a wide range of material, drawn from both the Broadway stage as well as the Great American Songbook. On her sophomore recording, Venez Donc Chez Moi, Laura teamed up with Montréal guitarist Sam Kirmayer (and
New York based accordionist Benjamin Rosenblum on two tracks). It’s an homage of sorts and a nod to Laura’s beloved France. It features jazz versions of French classics made famous by Maurice Chevalier, Boris Vian, Édith Piaf, and Jacques Brel to name a few. Laura leads an active international touring schedule and has performed at venues including Town Hall (New York City), the Ace Theatre Hotel (Los Angeles), l’Olympia (Paris), Royal Festival Hall (London), and the main stage at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal among others. She opened for Gregory Porter at the Victoria Jazz Festival (summer 2022), and Melody Gardot (fall 2022), joining her across the east and west coasts of the US and Europe. Laura’s brand-new release entitled, Get Out of Town, will start releasing singles in the Summer and Fall of 2024.
Joining Laura will be John Chapman on bass, Valérie Lacombe on drums and Sam Kirmayer on guitar.
Wednesday, June 26 7:00 PM
Esplanade Terrace $46.25
(Lobby as back-up)
Tickets available at the Esplanade and tixx.ca
Workshop
Wednesday, June 26 2:00 PM
Esplanade Front Lawn FREE
(Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
We will have some chairs on hand.)
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Classically trained but with a voracious appetite for honing her craft in any genre, Audrey Ochoa has shared stages with the Dave Matthews Band, Hilario Durán, PJ Perry, and Tommy Banks; and with international greats Lew Tabackin, Marcus Miller and Chris Potter. A rising star in her own right and a fixture of the Canadian music scene, she is decidedly captivating and original, and her compositional skill and talent on her instrument are spectacular.
Her debut album, Trombone and Other Delights (2013), spent three consecutive weeks as the number-one Jazz album on the Canadian charts. Ochoa’s sophomore release, Afterthought (2017), found its way to a #1 position on the Canadian jazz charts and broke top 20 in the US. She is a decorated award nominee, having earned recognition at the Western Canadian Music Awards, the Global Music Awards, and a recent recipient of the Edmonton Music Prize, noting an outstanding musical contribution to the local arts scene.
Her next release, Frankenhorn (2020), is an ambitious project that introduced strings into her previous configuration of trombone, piano, bass and drums, a mix of chamber music with contemporary and Latin jazz. Focused on unique arrangements, the album features electronic remixes alongside this harmonious combination of genres and ideals. It caught the attention of jazz media, with the album peaking at #2 on the Canadian national jazz radio chart, and reaching #23 on the JazzWeek Top 50 chart in the U.S. She also received airplay on UK’s JazzFM London, and had features in Neon Jazz, Sounds Visual, Voice of America (nationally syndicated). The album received reviews in Rhythm of Study, The WholeNote Magazine, Take Effect, the Edmonton Journal, and many other jazz publications. This release also led to Audrey’s selection as the 2020 Jazz Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards.
Exhilarating and exuberant, Audrey Ochoa exemplifies an artist who has dedicated herself to expertise while remaining relevant and light-hearted.
Joining Audrey will be Jim Head on guitar, Esteban Herrera on piano, Dan Churchill on bass and Jon May on drums.
Wednesday, June 26 7:00 PM
Esplanade Terrace $46.25
(Lobby as back-up)
Tickets available at the Esplanade and tixx.ca
